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one that accompanies another for protection, guidance, or as a courtesy
the mayor served as the First Lady's escort for her tour of the city
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to go along with in order to provide assistance, protection, or companionship
a student from the college escorted my parents and me on our tour of the campus
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Recent Examples of escorts
Bart Jansen, USA Today, 13 Mar. 2026
Leavitt later said such escorts had not taken place but remained an option if required.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 11 Mar. 2026
To the escorts, the protesters were religious freaks.
—Literary Hub, 11 Mar. 2026
Trump has proposed providing escorts for shipping in the strait, but this would involve putting naval vessels in harm’s way purely for the purpose of shielding oil ships with no obvious strategic advantage for the war itself.
—Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 11 Mar. 2026
The administration may believe that the oil price shock will be short-lived and mitigated by providing naval escorts for tankers transiting Hormuz.
—Amena Bakr, semafor.com, 9 Mar. 2026
Others, like Kiran Sohail, requested free campus escorts offered by West Campus Ambassadors to get her home safe at night.
—Keri Heath, Austin American Statesman, 5 Mar. 2026
Trump also promised naval escorts for oil traffic in the Persian Gulf if necessary.
—Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 4 Mar. 2026
And Yas, having studied the methods of those villains, divorces him to set about ushering young—possibly underage—escorts to the men who would run the world.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 2 Mar. 2026
Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 16 Nov. 2025
Medlin escorts me down the hall to the judge’s office, where Skeet is in a meeting with some local men.
—Mitch Moxley, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025
The program shares safety resources and tips, escorts residents in the late evening, monitors for unwanted activity and discourages panhandling.
—Lily Kepner, Austin American Statesman, 26 Aug. 2025
Foreign reporters can currently only enter Gaza when the Israeli military allows and escorts them.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 15 Aug. 2025
The winner will arrive by private car and be welcomed by a personal concierge who escorts them to the bed placed right next to the baseline.
—Jordi Lippe-McGraw, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Noun
Wright said Navy escorts will begin after the ships are no longer needed for military purposes.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 13 Mar. 2026
Leavitt later said such escorts had not taken place but remained an option if required.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 11 Mar. 2026
To the escorts, the protesters were religious freaks.
—Literary Hub, 11 Mar. 2026
Trump has proposed providing escorts for shipping in the strait, but this would involve putting naval vessels in harm’s way purely for the purpose of shielding oil ships with no obvious strategic advantage for the war itself.
—Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 11 Mar. 2026
The administration may believe that the oil price shock will be short-lived and mitigated by providing naval escorts for tankers transiting Hormuz.
—Amena Bakr, semafor.com, 9 Mar. 2026
Others, like Kiran Sohail, requested free campus escorts offered by West Campus Ambassadors to get her home safe at night.
—Keri Heath, Austin American Statesman, 5 Mar. 2026
Trump also promised naval escorts for oil traffic in the Persian Gulf if necessary.
—Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 4 Mar. 2026
And Yas, having studied the methods of those villains, divorces him to set about ushering young—possibly underage—escorts to the men who would run the world.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 2 Mar. 2026
Verb
Enriquez’s organization, Little Village Community Council, saw its volunteer walking group which escorts children to school, grow from 13 to 32 students.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 16 Nov. 2025
Medlin escorts me down the hall to the judge’s office, where Skeet is in a meeting with some local men.
—Mitch Moxley, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025
The program shares safety resources and tips, escorts residents in the late evening, monitors for unwanted activity and discourages panhandling.
—Lily Kepner, Austin American Statesman, 26 Aug. 2025
Foreign reporters can currently only enter Gaza when the Israeli military allows and escorts them.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 15 Aug. 2025
The winner will arrive by private car and be welcomed by a personal concierge who escorts them to the bed placed right next to the baseline.
—Jordi Lippe-McGraw, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for escorts
Noun
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Set boundaries so care guides every choice today.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
12 Mar. 2026
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Camp Sarika coordinates excursions with expert Arizona, Utah, and Navajo guides who have thousands of hikes and decades of experience under their belt.—
Laura Dannen Redman,
Robb Report,
12 Mar. 2026
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The film accompanies four young people — two from Linares and two Chinese engineers — just as the old Santana factory, a symbol of the city, reopens.—
Ed Meza,
Variety,
10 Mar. 2026
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There’s a different energy inside UConn women’s basketball practices as soon as the calendar turns to March, that signature buzz of anticipation and tension that accompanies the arrival of the postseason.—
Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
7 Mar. 2026
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In Coach, railroad attendants use items like railroad spikes and timetables to bring the historic experience to life, while the cars themselves feature new interior graphics of the Grand Canyon.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Mar. 2026
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This week, Vogue spoke to Madden about moving from memoir to fiction, shadowing projectionists and gas station attendants to get a feel for her characters’ worlds, creating a mood board for her writing projects, and complicating our cultural understanding of abuse.—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
10 Mar. 2026
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In these situations, fire watch guards may be assigned to monitor the property when regular staff is unavailable.—
Matthew Kayser,
Miami Herald,
11 Mar. 2026
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The most consistent 2-point shooter out of the shooting guards in this class, the 6-4 Burries is built solidly and plays with equal intensity on both ends of the court.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Mar. 2026
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French sister companies The Jokers Films and Logical Pictures International (LPI) have boarded Michel Gondry‘s upcoming film Little Fears.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
9 Feb. 2026
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Enables agent‑to-agent communication so AVA companions can coordinate end-to-end tasks across users, including proposing meeting times, booking calendars, and confirming schedules.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
9 Mar. 2026
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One-third of teens already prefer AI companions over humans for serious conversations, according to a 2025 survey conducted by Common Sense Media, a nonprofit organization that helps families navigate age-appropriate media choices.—
Asuka Koda,
CNN Money,
7 Mar. 2026
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